Bamstone

Our story is centred in historical origins, unique craft and natural landscapes. A story of discovery, hard work, family and beauty. The Australian landscape is one of stark contrasts and rugged beauty. The harshness of the environment has woven the natural elements together to forge materials that are tough in formation and stunning in appearance. The volcanic lava flow of Mount Rouse journeyed down the mountain, across the valley to the coast of Port Fairy in Victorias south-west, resting in place for thousands of years as it formed to create Australian basalt bluestone, a stone equal in both strength and beauty. This rich basalt stone source was discovered by Don and Yvonne Bartlett in 1975. The uniqueness of the stone, and the opportunity that lay within the soil, was the beginning of Bamstone. A quarry facility was erected on the site, where all extraction and pre-processing of raw materials continues takes place. Bamstone has remained in the family for three generations, w...